Re: False notification of disc ejection

2011-06-21 Thread Kieren
at is incorrect and This will happen with ANY removable device that is connected and mounts multiple partitions, regardless of type (ie memory cards, thumb drives, hard drives, etc) I hope this clarifies things Kieren > It's also important to note that Ben's drive is partitioned two ways:  ea

Re: Cloning Account Settings Across Macs

2011-06-22 Thread Kieren
Easy Use the migration Assistant Its in /Applications/Utilities/MigrationAssistant You might need a firewire cable between the 2 comps . In any case open it and follow the instructions HTH Kieren > I'm wondering if there's a way to clone an account's settings (user name,

Re: Help forcing Mac to recognize a USB device

2010-09-10 Thread Kieren
of power for a given device to stay active on a given system. If it s not powered this is the most likely cause of the sudden ejection of the device. Try plugging it directly into the Mac and see if it still spontaneously ejects. Otherwise get an sd card reader and put the SD card in that. HTH Kier

Re: Mounting ISO images

2009-11-25 Thread Kieren
mages. HTH Kieren -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For mor

Re: Mounting ISO images

2009-11-26 Thread Kieren
t limit. These are not iso standard but there are a few utils around which will burn their contents to disk if needed or convert them to other formats. Kieren -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this

Re: Mounting ISO images

2009-11-26 Thread Kieren
ll not happen. The Best you will get is the finder automatically opening a new finder window to show the contents once the archive has been loaded correctly. Kieren -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to

Re: Mac Mini problem

2009-11-29 Thread Kieren
note on a review site that got things sorted. HTH And yes they should make it work headless!!! Kieren On Nov 25, 3:43 am, "Rich Ring" wrote: > Hello: > I have finally gotten around to purchasing the mini to dvi adapter that many > folks told me would solve the problems I am h

Re: -- Re: -- Re: mac mini

2009-12-04 Thread Kieren
Here is a direct quote clarifying issues somewhat that I posted on another thread Quote Ok I see there is a lot of too-ing and fro-ing about what works and what doesnt and why not with the 2009 mac mini's. here is the lowdown. for a start the mini dvi to composite video adaptors which did work o

Re: color coding for non sighted coders

2010-01-03 Thread Kieren
perience. otherwise Learning Objective-C On the Mac by spiderworks publishing is a great place to start learning Obj-C from the command line and unix utils then into the xcode gui. email me off list if you would like electronic version of these great books. > Any pointers or links to sites will

Re: iMail

2010-05-08 Thread Kieren
"Bcc:" button in the toolbar of that window and the names will be added to the appropriate field. Simple really HTH Kieren On May 9, 4:38 am, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Hi: > I have imported my Outlook contacts in to the address book. When I go to send > a message, choose

Re: Olearia 1.0 RC1 released

2010-01-10 Thread Kieren
d, link to the book or the book itself if its text only and small enough to email. RC2 will be out soon with bugfixes and norwegian localization. Thanks Kieren On Jan 11, 3:23 am, Bryan Smart wrote: > Greg, will this be able to support any protected books in the near future? > Like NL

Re: DVD CD copy

2010-02-02 Thread Kieren
s. I think it costs $10 Also there is MacTheRipper currently at V3 soon to be V4 this app gives you complete comtrol on what you want to extract from the movie. ie subtitles, audio streams, movie only etc. Hope this Helps clarify things Kieren On Feb 3, 12:09 am, Chris Blouch wrote: > Hmm. Jus

Re: DVD CD copy

2010-02-03 Thread Kieren
run together. It is a backup only utility. Kieren On Feb 3, 6:37 am, Chris Blouch wrote: > I was playing with MacTheRipper but I don't really want to re-encode the > video/audio. I just want to dump the DVD verbatim to my hard drive. I > don't even care particularly if I c

Olearia Users

2010-02-07 Thread Kieren
. Thanks Kieren Olearia - Bringing Talking Books to Mac OS X http://olearia.googlecode.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe fr

Re: How do I compile as 32-bit instead of 64-bit in Snow Leopard?

2010-02-16 Thread Kieren
ARCHS_STANDARD_32_BIT Think thats right arg anyway else look up the man page for your compilation utility and scan for architecture or similar HTH Kieren On Feb 16, 2:53 pm, Doug Lee wrote: > I use a Python library called Skype4Py that appears to work only > in 32-bit environments, probably because Skype f

Re: omitting images when opening a pdf

2010-02-18 Thread Kieren
reduced the total size back to ~200Mb which was still very readable even when zoomed up. PDFPenPro also has a trial but I cant remember if it watermarks each page. HTH Kieren On Feb 18, 8:33 am, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Hi list, > > wondering if there's a way to not load image

Re: Converting and decompressing RAR files into MP3 in Snow Leopard

2010-02-21 Thread Kieren
tools for windows i think which will help. HTH Kieren On Feb 22, 4:53 am, Kimberly thurman wrote: > Hi Folks:   > > What do I need to decompress and convert RAR files into MP3 on the mac using > Snow Leopard with VO?   > > Thanks in advance, > > Kim -- You rec

Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Kieren
Yes Any format of sound that quicktime recognizes can be used. If you would like to add your own sounds to the list of system wide alert sounds etc. You can create a folder named "Sounds" without the quotes and note the capital first letter In your user library folder or you can add then to the

Re: Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-14 Thread Kieren
A quick Google search yielded this quicktime plugin http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/download.html Apparently it allows any quicktime compatible player to open and play .ogg and .FLAC files so itunes should work with them after installing (possible restart required) HTH Kieren On Jul 14, 10:39

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-15 Thread Kieren
in to OS X so there is no issue with using a single purchased disc on multiple machines. That said your personal morals will guide you into the appropriate purchase/fair use policy. I hope this clarifies things Kieren On Jul 15, 8:07 am, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > That was not a unibody. Tha

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-15 Thread Kieren
install too SL is just Leopard heavily optimised and made fully 64-Bit for all base apps ie mail, safari, ical etc. Kieren On Jul 15, 5:28 am, "James & Nash" wrote: > I see, thanks Alex. Can you still buy the retail copy or should I just wait > until SL which I've heard is a

Re: Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-15 Thread Kieren
e goes "when in doubt, get the read me out" ;) HTH Kieren --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-15 Thread Kieren
gt; Itunes remains stubbornly silent. > Tested and proved you are correct. Restarted and quicktime now loads .ogg files which it did not before. So just do a restart and all should be well. Admittedly it should say this in the documentation too. HTH Kieren --~--~-~--~~~---

Re: adding sounds to the system sounds library

2009-07-23 Thread Kieren
savers, preference panes and a few other user addable things. HTH Kieren > > > > I've coppied a few sounds in .eav format and want to know how to add > > them to the general library for app sounds.  What's the path? Thanks. > > > Mark BurningHawk > > > Skype

Re: adding sounds to the system sounds library

2009-07-23 Thread Kieren
t; sound effects tab. if all is well it should be listed in the table there and play when it is selected. it will have the same filename. HTH Kieren > and neither file shows up when selecting to change a system sound,   > such as Mail or Ichat. > When I try to change the tweet soun

Re: adding sounds to the system sounds library

2009-07-23 Thread Kieren
a whole able to deal with it. Kieren > > Mark BurningHawk > > Skype and Twitter:  BurningHawk1969 > MSN:  burninghawk1...@hotmail.com > My home page:http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you a

Re: adding sounds to the system sounds library

2009-07-23 Thread Kieren
> Also note the path is case sensitive hence /Library/sounds and / > Library/sounds are not the same. Oops managed to screw up my own example that should have been /Library/sounds and /Library/Sounds apologies for any confusion Kieren --~--~-~--~~~---~--~---

Re: mac more sensative to lightning?

2009-07-27 Thread Kieren
his is not the case and there is only the power one lit its time to relegate that board to the "not working" pile . it will still function perfectly as a power board just not as a filter. HTH Kieren On Jul 28, 4:38 am, Scott Howell wrote: > WOw, I can't believe someone would

Re: question about using apple mail with gmail

2009-07-28 Thread Kieren
mend "archive gmail's copy" after pop download this way i can search my mail even if i'm not at my MBP. HTH Kieren On Jul 28, 11:02 am, Holly Anderson wrote: > Hi all.  I had a question about using apple mail with gmail.  I want to set > up a gmail account ware all my

Re: nano headphones

2009-08-01 Thread Kieren
ell.. HTH Kieren On Aug 1, 1:58 pm, william lomas wrote: >                 hi does anyone know what the model and make are, of the > headphones   > that ship ith the nano are? the 4g nano i mean? i ant replacements   > like the ones that came with the nano itself when I bought it las

Re: nano headphones

2009-08-01 Thread Kieren
stations, doors closing etc. HTH Kieren On Aug 1, 9:10 pm, william lomas wrote: > are they teh ones that push into your ear canal though the senheiser > > On 1 Aug 2009, at 13:31, Kieren wrote: > > > > > > > They are apple branded so you can get replacements that

Re: Snow Leopard pre-order

2009-08-03 Thread Kieren
s button (i forget where in the process ) I think just before or during the choice of install location. HTH Kieren --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group,

Re: Manually putting music on IPhone using Windows

2009-08-09 Thread Kieren
age anyway. HTH Kieren On Aug 6, 9:48 am, "Kim Carmichael" wrote: > Hi everybody > > I am using the Windows version of ITunes, and can't seem to figure out how > to manually add music to my phone.  I don't want all the music I have on my > phone, so have told IT

Re: partition

2009-08-18 Thread Kieren
help when holding down the option key at boot to select the correct drive to startup from. HTH Kieren On Aug 18, 5:40 pm, william lomas wrote: >         hi all is it possible for us as blind olks to make a partition ont he >   > drive ad restore a DMG of our leopard discs onto it

Re: GMail in Apple Mail?

2009-08-19 Thread Kieren
delete all pop/imap/smtp items for that server and startup mail and enter the correct ones there. HTH Kieren On Aug 18, 11:49 pm, John JD Denning wrote: > It is ImAP. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 18, 2009, at 10:41, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > > > > You did not i

Re: Updating Mac 10.5 (password)

2009-08-24 Thread Kieren
uot;Archive and Install" with the original install dvd and DO NOT copy their account when it asks you to but make a new one with admin privileges and a standard one for regular use. make the passwords easy to remember but hard to guess. HTH Kieren --~--~-~--~~

Re: Updating Mac 10.5 (password)

2009-08-24 Thread Kieren
appropriate one and fill in the fields as stated and hit the reset button (i think it is reset) if all goes well you "might" now have admin privs normally with a standard user you are presented with an empty password dialog box but when logged in as an admin the short name is alrea

Re: playing avi files in quicktime

2009-09-02 Thread Kieren
to start when looking for software. HTH Kieren On Aug 31, 2:00 am, "a radix" wrote: > Hello, i am trying to play an avi file in quicktime but dont hear a sound, > doesnt quicktime support this filetype? > Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~

Re: Web Pages Loading Slowly

2009-09-04 Thread Kieren
o get away with the mini DVI to DVI adapter but YMMV. This all has something to do with the video card in the meini not knowing what size to default the screen to for a given screen. In the case of total VI users this is quite annoying. All the same give it a go and if it works thats great. Kiere

Re: Internal Drive For Mac Mini late 2010

2011-06-04 Thread Kieren
tools only the original factory discs. You will also need some sighted help as there is no voiceover for these tools HTH Kieren On Jun 5, 10:20 am, patricia solis wrote: > Yes, i know  that their  products  have a one  year   warranty  but  the > problem  is that its  one month  over the y